Revellers will take to the river in Santa hats and fancy dress for the annual Boxing Day raft race in Matlock on Boxing Day.

The fun event, organised by the Derbyshire Association of Sub Aqua Clubs, has raised more than £150,000 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute since it was launched in 1961.

It is held on Boxing Day every year and starts at Matlock's Cawdor Quarry at 10am. Competitors head along the River Derwent to Cromford Meadows on homemade rafts, some of which may sink or break up along the way.

The Matlock Raft Race 2017 features revellers in fancy dress

Hundreds of spectators have been known to line the riverbank to cheer on the crews as they navigate their way along the four-mile course.

The best spots to watch the race are the bridges over the Derwent, while the private footpath that runs by the side of the river all the way to Willersley Castle will be open for the day.

Entry is £15 per person - but the event is free to watch. Donations for the RNLI will be invited and volunteers with collection buckets will be around on the day.